Overall crime has increased 12 per cent  in Launceston and 6 per cent in the North since July compared with the same time last financial year.

Statewide there has been a 6 per cent drop in crime, including a 19 per cent decline in Hobart. 

There have been 237 home burglaries in Launceston since July, an increase of 28 per cent compared with the same time last year.

Meanwhile, there have been 106 more car break-ins in Launceston, representing a  57 per cent hike.

Launceston business burglaries have increased 14 per cent with 130 break-ins.

Nearly 30 of these occurred in March alone thanks to a spike in the Launceston central business district and Invermay.

Northern clearance rates for burglaries have fallen on year-to-date figures.

Also, the North continues to be the cannabis seizure capital of Tasmania with 56 kilograms of processed dope having been nabbed by police. 

This compares with just 21 kilograms seized in the West and 17 kilograms in the South. 

Apart from burglaries other serious crime in Launceston appears to have dipped. 

Robberies in the city decreased 42 per cent to 20 incidents since July and there has been a 12 per cent decline in the number of stolen cars in Launceston. 

Figures showed juveniles carried out 21 per cent of the North's home burglaries, 46 per cent of car burglaries, 30 per cent of business break-ins and 46 per cent of vehicle thefts. 

Police have conducted 119,372 random breath tests for alcohol and drugs,  6000 more than the same time last year. 

There has been a dramatic drop in the number of drivers being caught either drunk or under the influence of drugs, the report shows, with year-to-date figures showing 2518 motorists have been caught compared with 3218 in the previous period.

There have been 33 reckless and dangerous drivers charged in the North, more than any part of the state. 

Across Tasmania 4324 drivers have been disqualified. 

Nearly 140 vehicles in the North have been clamped compared with just 97 in the same time last year.

Thirty-two of those have been for hooning, 19 for speeding, 57 for evading police and 23 for driving while disqualified. 

There were 787 fewer public order incidents, which include public disturbances, vandalism, vehicle complaints, public noise and offensive behaviour, in the North representing a 13 per cent decline. 

The North had the slowest police response times for high-priority incidents.

Police Minister David O'Byrne would not comment on operational matters, but he said police numbers were being boosted through a recruitment drive this year.